We think our wealth today comes from productive corporations and workers, but they merely add icing to a cake baked long ago. In this provocative book, Peter Barnes argues that most of today's wealth is co-inherited from nature and past human efforts, not individually earned. If some of that co-inherited wealth were placed in trust for each of us, living and yet-to-be born – creating what Barnes calls “universal property” – capitalism would be fundamentally transformed.As Barnes no...

during the past thirty odd years with my love partner ive often pondered the meaning of love is it just electro chemical connections in the brain is loving a sibling more satisfying than loving a pet can loving a parent be the same as loving a spouse is love really more powerful than superman is love of a good wine comparable with the love of a good view will love really conquer all does love taste as nice as chocolate can love overcome hate just what the hell is love anyway im still as co...

In 'To Be or Not to Be' (1942), Ernest Lubitsch brought his legendary comic touch to the most unpromising situation: life in Nazi-occupied Poland. In this study, Peter Barnes considers what it is to make comedy out of tragedy.

Frank Collins thought he had it all — a new life, new love.But everything changes when his daughter's tragic suicide shatters his world. Determined to uncover the reasons behind her heartbreaking choice, he is engulfed in a harrowing search for answers. As he delves into his daughter's troubled past of drugs and prostitution, Frank is faced with a gut-wrenching decision: seek justice through the legal system or take matters into his own hands. His choice will redefine his future and...

With virologist Sheena McKenzie at Dawn's side, a heart-pounding tale of survival unfolds. As Alex races against the clock, a menacing mercenary, Gonzalez, raises the stakes, pushing Alex to his limits in a gripping fight for Dawn's safety. How far will a father go to shield his child from impending doom?

Tears is a collection of fourteen micropoems that have been paired with images taken from the Internet.The more recent popularity of "micropoetry" to describe poems of 140 characters in length or shorter appears to stem from a separate coinage, as a portmanteau of "microblogging" and "poetry" in a notice on Identica on January 23, 2009, announcing the formation of a group for fans of poetry on that microblogging service.

'Tales From The Cottage' is a collection of flash fiction that will take you on a journey through the eerie and the emotional. With thirty-two stories that range from the macabre to the heart-rending, each tale offers a unique glimpse into the strange and the unsettling.You'll never look at a robin, or a bat, in quite the same way again, and the next time you feel the urge to leap from your office window, you might want to check your facts first. This collection is the perfect compa...

A haunting and brutally funny story of heroism and human valuesIn the bloody aftermath of the Wars of the Roses, Captain John Mallory leads a band of renegades across a war-torn landscape on a breathtaking quest in search of a dream - a dream of home. Dreaming premiered at the Royal Exchange Theatre in March 1999 before moving to the West End."Peter Barnes is one of the unrecognised geniuses of the English theatre" (Plays and Players)

The sustainable business expert and author of Climate Solutions presents a plan to upgrade capitalism to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century.The commons—the collective natural and cultural resources that belong to all of humanity—is currently under siege. It is being squandered under our current version of corporate, globalized capitalism. This is Capitalism 2.0. And, according to Peter Barnes, we're long overdue for an upgrade.Our curren...

Some maps remember their makers. Some refuse to forget.Thomas Brinn is an apprentice cartographer trained to preserve the past, not invent the future. But when an unfinished map awakens within the Cartographers' Guild, it binds itself to him—and begins to rewrite the world beyond its parchment edges.The land it reveals is unstable: forests hesitate between drafts, paths shift underfoot, and truth carries weight enough to fracture reality. Every correction leaves a scar. Eve...

Embark on a whimsical journey alongside Sean Baker and his newfound companion, a mystical Selkie, as they join forces to rescue Sean's friend, Evan Johnson, from a mysterious mind-snatching villain. Filled with unexpected allies, magical creatures, and otherworldly realms, this adventure promises intrigue, humour, and heart warming camaraderie. Join this eclectic crew on a quest like no other as they face formidable challenges and forge unlikely friendships along the way.

When Elspeth Macrae vanishes into the Highland mist, the villagers of Duirn whisper that the loch has taken her—just as it has taken others before.Constable Ewan Fraser doesn't believe in old superstitions. But as he digs into Elspeth's disappearance, he finds the village closing ranks, their fear sharpening into silence. The minister burns records, the elders mutter of debts to the water, and every answer only leads him deeper into lies.Then the truth surfaces—a buried scand...